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Why Canberra always has the lowest office vacancy rate amongst Australian cities

Its vacancy rate was at 5.5% in Q1, one of the lowest in the world.

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Why Canberra always has the lowest office vacancy rate amongst Australian cities

Its vacancy rate was at 5.5% in Q1, one of the lowest in the world.

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Japan, SG and HK top Asian markets in Global Real Estate Transparency Index

Japan ranked 12th most transparent market globally.

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Guess which three cities led data centre growth in APAC

The region’s new capacity increased by 488 MW in Q1.

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Tokyo industrial vacancy rate hits 3% for the first time in almost 3 years

New completions are driving vacancy rates up.

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Hong Kong Island to see around 3.5m sq ft of new office supply by 2025

Grade A office rents are likely to grow by up to 10% this year.

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Melbourne CBD office vacancy slips 0.2ppts to 14.8% in Q1

The city recorded negative net absorption during the quarter.

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Is the worst finally over for Singapore retail rents?

Q1 prime rents in the Orchard and Suburban areas increased 0.4% and 0.5%, respectively.

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APAC commercial real estate investments hit 4-year high of US$292b in Q1

Pandemic restrictions are a thing of the past for most investors.

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Corporate real estate disposals in APAC hit a record USD44.4b in 2021

Around 73% of corporate sales activity in the region involved disposals.

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APAC cold storage investments could quintuple over the next decade

Investment volumes could grow to up to USD5b.

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Guess which APAC country registered the biggest investment growth in Q1

The total real estate investment in APAC grew 20% to $40.8b in the quarter.

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10 major trends in APAC life sciences real estate

Among the key city hotspots for life sciences investment are Singapore and Hong Kong.

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3 APAC countries that will benefit the most from the global supply chain restructuring

These countries are bound to receive more industrial and logistics investments compared to their neighbours.

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APAC hotel investments surge 46% to US$12.1b in 2021

Hotels have gained appeal as a potential inflation hedge, says CBRE.

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Singapore prime retail rents to rise between 2%-4% in 2022

The expected growth is on the back of easing of restrictions.

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Asian hotels’ room occupancy to lag ADR: Colliers

Note, however, that most hotels are already achieving pre-COVID rates.

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Why the Australian residential market is attractive to Singaporean investors

Houses and apartments recorded an average 6.8% and 21.9% year-on-year capital growth, respectively.

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